- Date
- June 28, 1982, 20:20 local (Jun 29, 1982, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Firestone, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4084XAero Commander 100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820628025419A
- Case key
- 70680
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had just purchased the aircraft and was ferrying it from California to Colorado. He stated that during the landing at Firestone, Colorado, the seat was too FAR aft and he was unable to apply the brakes. The aircraft ran off the end of the runway, went through a fence, and collided with a flat-bed trailer.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4084X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5184
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- James Mcdonald
- Registered owner
- James Mcdonald
- Departed
- GUP · Gallup, NM
- Destination
- MDT · Minot, ND
- Airport
- CO58 · Fredrick-Firestone, runway 32, 3,000 × 40 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 12 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 167 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4084X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.